Heroin, Guns Seized In Hartford Raid

A 26-year-old Hartford man with 34 previous arrests is facing brand new gun and drug charges after police raided houses on Barker Street and Park Street Saturday afternoon and recovered three loaded firearms, more than 4,600 bags of heroin and cash.

Jose Felix was charged with possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a school, criminal possession of firearms and possession of a high capacity magazine. The arrest was the culmination of an extensive investigation by the Hartford Police Department's Vice Intell and Narcotics Unit, Deputy Chief Brian Foley said.

Acting on a tip that someone involved in previous firearm incidents was tied to the homes, police first raided 185 Barker Street and found a loaded firearm, 200 bags of heroin and over $10,000 in cash, Foley said. A second search was then conducted at 1625 Park Street where police discovered two more loaded firearms, 28 grams of unpackaged heroin and 4,511 bags of heroin as well as several items related to packaging drugs, Foley said in a press release. Police did not release the make and model of the firearms.

Foley said that Felix is a convicted felon who has been arrested 34 times previously. Police did not release whether Felix is being held on a bond or when he will be arraigned. The investigation is ongoing.